New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-21
JUDGE HILTON At SABAT0eI'
A CHAT ABOUT THE POPULAR Rrso.
WHAT Da. x'aILI sArs ABOUT rauosror ,

vERSTTY-THB CUSTOM HOUSE
SARATOGA. July 20 tspsctah.--A the tina q, =
approaches the crowd tlioksns and assunss
politan appearance At Ill umss, Of eourss n. - ~
Of ssratoRss visitors ere fashionable and vealthv
who pursue social pleasures eagerly here - :.
In Fifth-ava, New-York, and Bsacoust.. Bosss. \. L
winter. But while the races Are In prone. ~
and conditions Of people mingle upon he ~, 4.
xss Politicians, professional men. literary n..-
sporting men Jog each others elbsws in ~
congsnisl way. Judge Hilton believes In sar.s.s.
certainly he and Mrs. Stewart did much 70 ln,s.S
His two hotels here both occupy leading poslts.s
entertain every summer that GLASS Of peopls =
patronage enables saratoss to retain its rspk -
fashionable summer resorts. Tho Judge and bis ~.
come here every year. spending from six week. I. =
months in their cottage at woodlswn.
"As good wine needs NO bush." the judo. ..,. !. J
| night $50 Saratoga needs commsndsuon from ~. IA
It has attained its place. Partisan friend Of ~,
has been Visiting me here was wonderstrieksn -
saw Saratoga. Hswas here many years ago. whsa -
| ton was tho popular resort and Saratoga mia. d
drive TO- Its development since then has oompslsS
TO admit that there IL place like IL In eli r.,I
Whether It b. visited for its heathinspIrine A, = y
curative waters it, social advantages a IN -
superior to Baden or any OF the Continental rsors
"Ars there many people here now - q thh d..
previous years y no was asked.
at think not. My hotels are doing rather BETH, -
year than last but don't think the smaller hou..s
the boarding -houses full When Wall strsu NJ
making money the summer resorts feel It, and us ~
Wall Street Is making the wrong mon rioh Bssaas 4,
people generally are more economical than tAsy ~
were There was time whom tho hotel guest Who a.
have bottle of wire before him was scarcely !. N
found Now the man who orders wine with his n.y.
feels himself conspicuous don't think that tie p,s
making money nearly 90 freely - they ven ~
years ago"
when asked how he was getting along with the p.
colt Hall Butler suit tho Judge replied:
"Ihavs put In my answer and think II quite COW,
tho ground of Mr.. Buffers complaint Another scIss
looking 70 the destruction Of Mrs. Stewards win ~
begun to-day But don't see how the courts car -
sbly fail to sustain the will Had Mrs. Stewart ben I
weak woman, or had her will not been made in pcuu
of and characteristic policy, there might N
shadow to support the theory that she was influenza
But every knows that she woman Of NIL
strength Of character and native resolution and ~
she quito vol and In full poss esson of her facas
until within tao days OF her death She taken al
Saturday and died on Monday. She had . box ct Nh|
Dsuvrays theatre for tuesday evening 1t il ps
sona interest of mine to have the will sustained Nal
Stewart felt that her money was her husbandt|
money. She acted In compliance with vhx|
she knew to be his wishes. and instsi|
of lavishing her wealth upon those Of hx|
own relatives whom she know he disliked. she dessns
that 1t should be devoted TO the building up Of the gr
charity he had much at heart But for this sttst
upon the will. we should be laying the fouadats
for the Girls School at Garden City which is to he n
noble and large charity the Boys School. Ahx
that comes the Clergy House, completing szsads
monument of generosity could have been conceIvsl
by any OF course, II the money intended By Nm
Stewart for this work is to be diverted to the pvn
purses of distant relatives for whom she had ALREADY
avishy provided the extension of charity not
only be abandoned. but in it's present state 1t wouN
be crippled"
DR.. Mo GILL; emeritus professor Of theology In Princess
Seminary, Is Q regular guest here every season. b
comes here for the benehceut mountain and the exn
aratng waters DR.. McGil has been teaching at Prince
ton many years For long while before his retiremeui
from the active work and until then he the pro
siding officer of the theological faculty. The chair be
Gated il occupied by the Rev. DIR. Paxton. Of New
York. though DIR. McGil still resides at Princeton sai
his connection with the seminary still continues ne
doctor does not think that Princeton soon becoms
university In the usual OF the term. The wor
implies" no says. in its common acceptaton coes
ton Of schools embracing all depar tments Of higher pt
fessonal technical training under general mac
agement. Princeton 10 great college, but 1t can hardy
yet be called university do see how that step es
be taken. 1t has neither . school OF law nor ~
of medicine aud the theological semin airy. which ne
largest In the country Is not under tho control Of the
lege authorities at ALL This fact is not generally und
stood by the public but 10 Of the greatest imporsu
The seminary is controlled by board Of directors s
pointed by and responsible to the General Assembly
the Presbyterian Church The college Is controlled bl
its board Of trustees, and to an extent, Ia
State institution. The president has no jurisdiction ovs
the seminarys affairs. which conducted by facul
selected by directors The seminary manages Its oVs
funds and possesses o separate endowment which has
now reached nearly $2.000.0O0 The college and the
seminary have both prospersd greatly IS separate ns
tutions acting tremendously. aid there Is no probaolV
that the church would consent to yield its authority nS
the hands of a secular body That would be an unprs
cedented departure from her policy. All her schools
Of theology, whether conducted In conneeaoa
with colleges or not, arc firmly bound to ~
church. This Is necessary. In no other way eod4
the church protect herself against the introdnctona
Of training by which she aims to ut her clergy to-
of law and medicine T.
am not aware Of any steps being taken IN hsl
found really excel ent schools Of either law msdicins
Students In law must have access to courts, and tAe
chance study actual practice. and opportunities II
that sort would naturally be restricted 10 country iowa
s Of sSss ss. work
Mrs Robert stuart OF York school Of metaphysis
has been endowed. and moro recently school Of art
that now It accompanies the work Of uniysrsq
even more effectively than many Institutions which "a"
adopted that name"
Ex.Collector T. L Hedden is sojourning here, light
heart and full ofheath He looks about 200 per cen
better than whom he payi ng politician down In "
Custom House. He says he has had enough Of it. aha
has como to tho conclusion that NJ
order to bs . politician Q must eschs.
all the vanities Of the world and pursne the game
politics from his youth up "To DO Collector OF tho
Of NswYork" he said. "a must DO co pperbottoms
and ron-platsd. He acquires . crust that only lond
years of political activity can give him. Tho happlss
day had In the Custom House the day left sn
yet know that did good work thsrs that the mercas
tile houses of NewYork never prosecuted their busine
TO better advantage and that the ercial puois
was satisfied with my administration" A..
However that may be, II the head OF one Oh ~
most prominent importing houses In New-iork
to be believed, the commercial public Is Ia u.
from satisned with his successors administration In
gentleman who stayine here now represents
hundreds of thousands Of imports per He decs
that Magous Is seriously ipuring the commerce OF New